About Our Attorneys
Robert C. Hardy
Office: 9800 N.W. Freeway, Ste. 204, Houston, Texas 77092
512 E. Riverside Ste. 205, Austin, Texas 78704
Email: arowles@hardylawfirm.net
Phone: 800-947-0477
Fax: 713.263.7716
Education:
1958 Houston Police Academy
1965 B.X Industrial Engineering, University of Houston
1989 J.D. South Texas College of Law
Admitted:
Positions:
1995-1996, Chairman, Social Security Section, Houston Bar Association Director, Legal-Interfaith Association
Speaker:
- May, 1994 Conference, National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives, Analysis of ALJ Decisions for Appeal to Federal Court
- April, 1995 Conference, National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives, Breast Implant Complications and the Listings
- November, 1998 Conference, National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives, Asking for a Closed Period Could Be Malpractice
- April, 2001 Conference, National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives, The Vision Listings, Blind in One Eye, Can’t See Out of the Other
- April, 2001 Conference, National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives, Words of Wisdom, OHA’s Overuse of Medical Experts
- November, 2001, Stromar “Hot Topics” Seminar, Understanding the Social Security Disability Process
Philip R. Lerway
1/66-12/68 US Army
1970 University of Texas at Austin, BBA
1970-1973 University of Texas School of Law, JD
• President, Criminal Law Association
• Writer, Legal Research Board
1973-1978 Assistant County Attorney, Travis County
• Chief of Trial Section, Criminal Division
• Chief of Civil Section, Civil Division
• Legal advisor to Travis County Commissioners’ Court
• Established Consumer Protection Division
1978-1979 Law Offices of Shirley, Shirley & Mackey
• Handled utility rate hearings before the Public Utility Commission
1979-1980 Private practice, Austin, Texas
• General office practice
1980-1981 Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Texas
• Represented the State Highway Department in tort and condemnation jury trials
1983-1984 Candidate for Office of Travis County Attorney
1987-1988 Assistant City Attorney, City Attorney’s Office of Austin, Texas
• Represented the city in condemnation jury trials
1988-1995 Law Offices of Richard Pena; Pena & Lerway
• Represented clients injury, condemnation and workers’ compensation
1996-2003 Bob Richardson Law Firm
2003 Partner, Hardy, Duff Moore & Lerway, LTD, L.L.P.
• Currently representing Social Security disability claimants statewide
Laurentia Duff Moore
Legal Experience
Hardy, Duff Moore & Lerway, LTD. L.L.P. - June 2003 - Present
Austin, Texas
Partner, January 2004 - present
Staff Attorney, June 2003 - January 2004
Principle Responsibilities: Handle all facets of client-related tasks for the most complex issues regarding Disability Insurance Benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Retirement Insurance Benefits, Overpayments, Medicare and other Social Security issues.
Representing clients who are petitioning for benefits from the Social Security Administration. Involves initial interviews, medical history research, pre-hearing conferences and actual hearings before the Administrative Law Judge and medical and/or occupational experts.
The Bob Richardson Law Firm - March 1994 - June 2003
Staff Attorney
Represented clients in Social Security cases.
Austin, Texas
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services - August 1990-March 1994
Social Security Administration
Office of Hearing and Appeals
Dallas, Texas
Supervisory Staff Attorney
Supervisory Staff Attorney—June 1992 to March 1994
(Performed duties as Acting Supervisory Staff Attorney from July 1991 to June 1992.)
Staff Attorney to Hearing Office Chief Administrative Law Judge - August, 1990 to June 1992
Paul W. Tipton and Associates, P.C. - September 1987-January 1990, Dallas, Texas